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So, it’s our last week of Fairy Tale Month, and I’m going to just come out and admit it – I didn’t even have a chance to get the book for this week.
Between all the puking and the cleaning-up of puke, and oh yeah, more puking, it just didn’t happen this week.

Luckily, Tangled came to the rescue.
It’s not my favorite Disney movie, but I’m okay with it, which is saying quite a lot (for Disney).

To be completely honest, the mile-long hair kind of freaks me out. I preferred Rapunzel after her haircut.

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For as long as I can remember Cinderella has been one of my favorite fairy tales.
As I’ve gotten older I’ve gradually grown to like the Disney princess movies less and less, but Cinderella is one of the few that I’m okay with my girls seeing.
There aren’t any witches, disobedient/rude children, hidden political agendas (that I can see, anyway), or scary parts.

Plus, when I was little I always imagined that whoever I married when I grew up would look like Prince Charming.
(This was after my phase where I decided I would be the first Baptist nun, because I thought that was the only way I could avoid marriage.)
Considering the prince’s complete lack of personality and really even any distinguishing physical characteristics, he was probably a safe choice. ;)

So, the Princess and the Frog.
The girls didn’t like it quite as much as the Princess and the Pea, and between Valentines Day and Mad coming down with her monthly bout of sickness, we didn’t have as much time to dedicate to our weekly story as I would have liked.

Still, we had fun with it, and the phrase of the week has been “princesses always keep their promises.” :)

Here’s a peek at our week:

Cute little frog purses from the Target dollar section. Couldn’t resist getting them for the girlies.

One of our activity sheets. Ironically, the most well-known bit of the Princess and the Frog doesn’t exist in the original story.

Cute little froggy. I picked these up for a project that we never got around to. Ah well, the girls have still had fun playing with their little frog “princes.”

Besides the frog cupcakes, the only real project we finished this week are these upcycled princess crowns.

They’re made out of 2-liter bottles and glitter glue.
You can find the tutorial here.
I love projects that recycle everyday objects.

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What do you think the odds are that there was a mixup at the hospital and my girls are somehow royalty?

I’m guessing the odds aren’t good, especially considering the lame-o hospital that Susannah was born at.

But hey, ya never know.

Here are the reasons why I think my girls MIGHT be real princesses.

Reason #1- They always, and I mean ALWAYS want to wear frilly dresses and skirts.
Having to wear pants or anything they consider “non-fancy” is an honest-to-goodness tragedy in their lives.
Complete with sobbing and dramatic “my-life-is-over” moments.
“Really mom, how could you let the laundry pile up until I’m out of skirts?”

Reason #2 – Their use of the word “shall.”
As in, “I shall go pick up my toys now, mom.”
Cause seriously, who uses that word anymore?
Susannah, that’s who.
Madeline however, does not.
She says “I will (pronounced WOW-LL) go pick up my toys.” (Completely un-related, but then she doesn’t. She hates cleaning up her toys.)
So maybe Madeline isn’t a princess after all.
She just copies Susannah.

Reason #4 – All dress shoes in our house are referred to as “slippers.”
Not the fuzzy-bunny kind.
The dancing kind.
I don’t know where they got this idea. They’ve never even seen the Disney princess movies.
Must be in-born in all princesses.

Reason #5 – Whenever I place small objects, such as peas, under their mattresses they toss and turn all night.

Okay, the last one was a lie.
We don’t do peas in our house.
Gross.

But back to the princess thing.
In honor of the small-ish royalty residing in our home, we’re dedicating the month of February to fairy tales.
Each week we’ll pick one of our favorites and feature crafts, activities, and a few royal recipes that correspond with each story.

So please, come join us on Monday for the royal decree of which story will kick off Fairy Tale Month.